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Arthrocardia cretacica

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Arthrocardia cretacica was named by Postel (1904). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Arthrocardia cretacica Postel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
familyCorallinophycidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
subfamilyCorallinoideae
genusArthrocardiaDecaisne 1842
speciescretacicaPostel 1904

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Arthrocardia cretacica Postel 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: "photoautotroph"f
Created: 2005-06-21 06:27:21
Modified: 2005-06-21 08:27:21
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 48.07000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Priabonian48.07 - 33.9Indian Ocean Arthrocardia cretacica (215224 215226)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Arthrocardia cretacica (148392)